NSW Cup & Jersey Flegg Round 20 Preview

Author: Brielle Sciacca
Timestamp: Thu 13 Jul 2023, 01:48 PM

The NSW Cup and Jersey Flegg Raiders teams will be going into round 20 with wins under their belt from last weekend.

The NSW Cup Raiders will be taking on the Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles on Sunday at HE Laybutt Field in Sydney, while the Jersey Flegg Raiders will take on the West Tigers at Lidcombe Oval also on Sunday.

NSW Cup

The Raiders will be kicking off against the Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles at 3pm on Sunday hoping to continue their winning ways.

The Raiders are coming off a 24-20 win over the Dragons last weekend, edging themselves higher on the ladder before the run home for finals.

The team has had a few changes going into this round as Adrian Trevilyan, Matt Frawley, Mitchell Spencer, Peter Hola, and Trey Mooney all come into the side.

It will be Trevilyan’s first game of the year after recovering from an ACL injury sustained at training late in the 2022 season.

Nick Cotric will replace injured fullback Xavier Savage this week after Savage suffered a hamstring injury in the first half of the game in last week’s win.

Cotric was able to show off his abilities playing fullback during that game, scoring a try in the final six minutes of the game to defeat the Dragons.

The Raiders are currently sit in fifth position with the Sea Eagles side not too far behind them in seventh place trailing by three points.

The Sea Eagles are coming off a tough loss to the Bears, going down 30-16 last weekend.

The Sea Eagles have also had several changes to their line-up heading into this game with Ben Condon, Cooper Johns, Jordan Main, Kaeo Weekes, and Samuela Fainu all into the team.

The last time these two sides met was in round 12 this year where the Sea Eagles defeated the Raiders side 19-12.

This will be a tight game with both teams hoping to etch their place in the top end of the ladder.

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Sea Eagles

Raiders

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Sea Eagles is number 1 Kaeo Weekes

Fullback for Raiders is number 1 Chevy Stewart
Winger for Sea Eagles is number 19 Jake Toby

Winger for Raiders is number 2 Ethan Strange
Centre for Sea Eagles is number 3 Morgan Harper

Centre for Raiders is number 3 Prinston Esera
Centre for Sea Eagles is number 4 Clayton Faulalo

Centre for Raiders is number 4 Brad Morkos
Winger for Sea Eagles is number 21 Raymond Tuaimalo Vaega

Winger for Raiders is number 5 Utuloa Asomua
Five-Eighth for Sea Eagles is number 6 Cooper Johns

Five-Eighth for Raiders is number 6 Joshua James
Halfback for Sea Eagles is number 7 Jake Arthur

Halfback for Raiders is number 7 Matt Frawley

Forwards

Prop for Sea Eagles is number 8 Sean Keppie

Prop for Raiders is number 8 Peter Hola
Hooker for Sea Eagles is number 9 Gordon Chan Kum Tong

Hooker for Raiders is number 9 Danny Levi
Prop for Sea Eagles is number 10 Matthew Lodge

Prop for Raiders is number 10 Trey Mooney
2nd Row for Sea Eagles is number 11 Zac Fulton

2nd Row for Raiders is number 11 Clay Webb
2nd Row for Sea Eagles is number 12 Samuela Fainu

2nd Row for Raiders is number 12 Mitchell Spencer
Lock for Sea Eagles is number 23 Ben Condon

Lock for Raiders is number 13 Hohepa Puru

Interchange

Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 14 Nathaniel Roache

Interchange for Raiders is number 14 Josh Allen
Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 15 Jacob Sykes

Interchange for Raiders is number 15 Loghan Lewis
Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 16 Austin Dias

Interchange for Raiders is number 16 Adrian Trevilyan
Interchange for Sea Eagles is number 17 Morgan Boyle

Interchange for Raiders is number 17 Pasami Saulo

Reserves

Replacement for Sea Eagles is number 18 Brad Abbey

Replacement for Raiders is number 18 Mitchel Souter

Last updated: 7/16/2023 5:12:09 PM

Jersey Flegg Cup

The Raiders side will take on the West Tigers this Sunday for a 2pm kick-off at Lidcombe Oval in Sydney.

The Raiders side will be feeling energetic after another win last weekend against the Dragons defeating them 20-16.

The Raiders have had a few changes to their side with Jake Clydsdale, Jaxon Lavender, Jayden Clarkson, Mitch Henderson, and Toby Thorburn all into the side with most moving back into Jersey Flegg after playing in NSW Cup last week.

The side are still sitting in 12th position on the ladder but will be looking to move their way up as they are just two points behind their opponents this week in the Tigers, who are sitting in 10th place.

The Tigers are also coming off the back of a win last week after defeating the Knights 24-16.

The Tigers, like the Raiders, have had a few changes for this weekend’s game with Heath Mason, Josh Feledy, and Trey Peni coming into the side for Compton Fuatimau, Joseph Delle, and Mitchell Chester.

The last time these sides met was in round 22 of last year where the Tigers defeated the Raiders 32-24.